I recall that "Nothing" was a theme listed for Season 2 yet it has yet to air? Hmmm... Where's that press release again?

I had to go dig it up, and here's the relevant paragraph from the press release...

Quote:

The first episode of season two will be devoted to the theme "Hello," with a song list that spans "Hello, Mello Baby" by The Mardi Gras Loungers, "Hello Trouble" by Buck Owens and "Hello in There" by John Prine, among many others. Fans can expect to hear future episodes this season dedicated to themes such as "Young & Old," "California," "Dreams," "Fruit," "Something," "Nothing," "Streets," "Parties," "Mail," and the 2nd Annual Countdown Show.

(emphasis mine) So, now we have the "lost Season 2 Theme Time Radio Hour episodes"

Looks like a nice multi-year contract Jeff Rosen must have negotiated for Mr. D. - 6 months on and 6 months off? I betcha Season 3 starts right around mid-September again, just in time for the book pre-publicity.

I recall that "Nothing" was a theme listed for Season 2 yet it has yet to air? Hmmm... Where's that press release again?

I had to go dig it up, and here's the relevant paragraph from the press release...

Quote:

The first episode of season two will be devoted to the theme "Hello," with a song list that spans "Hello, Mello Baby" by The Mardi Gras Loungers, "Hello Trouble" by Buck Owens and "Hello in There" by John Prine, among many others. Fans can expect to hear future episodes this season dedicated to themes such as "Young & Old," "California," "Dreams," "Fruit," "Something," "Nothing," "Streets," "Parties," "Mail," and the 2nd Annual Countdown Show.

(emphasis mine) So, now we have the "lost Season 2 Theme Time Radio Hour episodes"

Looks like a nice multi-year contract Jeff Rosen must have negotiated for Mr. D. - 6 months on and 6 months off? I betcha Season 3 starts right around mid-September again, just in time for the book pre-publicity.

Yeah I thought so.

Sounds to me like the XM-Sirus merger pre-empted the season and they split Season 2 in half so that "Season 3" can be launched to help boost ratings and interest in the new satellite network hybrid. This is, after all, the #1 show XM has and #2 overall on either station.

That would explain the "tagged on" feeling at the end of the "Cold" show where it just wrapped up... no credits, as if they didn't have time to re-record them or anything.

Sounds to me like the XM-Sirus merger pre-empted the season and they split Season 2 in half so that "Season 3" can be launched to help boost ratings and interest in the new satellite network hybrid. This is, after all, the #1 show XM has and #2 overall on either station.

That would explain the "tagged on" feeling at the end of the "Cold" show where it just wrapped up... no credits, as if they didn't have time to re-record them or anything.

Anyone know when the new network officially starts broadcasting?

I'm going to (somewhat) disagree with your theory AWA. First, the merger isn't a done deal - the FCC still needs to make a positive ruling before Sirius takes over XM. However, most of the reports I've read indicate that ruling - which is overdue, it was expected in late March - to be positive.

However, when I was doing the research, I ran across an interesting statement by Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin, who was being interviewed on the Howard Stern show. Kamazin said,

Quote:

“Your Sirius satellite radio […] will not become obsolete, and you’ll still be able to get all your Sirius programming. Our hope would be that as we negotiate through existing contracts from the partners that we’ll be able to add content like Baseball to the Sirius system so our subscribers would be able to get some of that desirable content.”

So, I suspect what has happened is that the TTRH team is in the process of renegotiating its contract so that Sirius - as well as XM Radio - can broadcast the show if/when the merger takes place.

the wind blows hard tonight
and it's a cold wind
and I think about
the boys on the row.
I hope some of them have a bottle of
red.
it's when you're on the row
that you notice that
everythingis owned
and that there are locks on
everything.this is the way a democracy
works:
you get what you can,
try to keep that
and add to it
if possible.
this is the way a dictatorship
works too
only they either enslave or
destroy their
derelicts.
we just forgot ours.
in either case
it's a hard
cold
wind.

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